Emma King > Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Offices
115 COLMORE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B3 3AL
England
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Emma King
Work Department
Partner, Emma King leads the Midlands pensions group and sits on the national pensions management team.
She advises trustees and corporates. Recent experience includes advising on liability risk reduction for legacy defined benefit pension schemes, scheme design change, consolidating pension arrangements and advising on new developments in relation to freedom and choice in pensions.
Emma originally trained as a litigator and retains an interest in disputes. She is a key member of Eversheds' pensions litigation team and supervises a number of pensions litigators who sit in the FSDI team. She regularly advises on Pensions Ombudsman cases, deals with court applications (including professional negligence claims) and frequently handles representative beneficiary (Part 8) cases. She also deals with matters that come before the Pensions Regulator. For example she advises the Trustees of the Box Clever pension scheme in relation to an appeal by ITV against a financial support direction issued by tPR. Over the past couple of years Emma has been advising the BHS Trustees and participated in the high profile Joint Select Committee hearing in June 2016.
Emma is the graduate and trainee partner for the Birmingham office.
She is a member of the Association of Pension Lawyers and acts as Treasurer for the West Midlands branch of the APL. She is a regular speaker at seminars.
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Partner
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Employment > Pensions
(Leading individuals)The agile and large team at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP advises the trustees of many household name clients on their pension schemes as well as many key employers on their pension obligations. Emma King leads the first-rate department. Gary Delderfield heads the national public sector pensions offering. Sarah Franklin is vastly experienced in advising trustees and scheme sponsors on all aspects of their occupational pension schemes. Principal associate, Tom Meyrick, has particular expertise in acting on both DB and DC schemes. Also, at principal associate level, James Ellis has significant experience in advising trustees and employers on a wide range of issues including liability management exercises and on corporate transactions.
London > Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
The dispute resolution practice at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP is noted by clients as being a ‘market-leading team in the field of pensions disputes’, formed of practitioners who ‘know what to expect and how to react‘ when dealing with the range of pensions litigation work. The ‘legendary’ Claire Carroll leads the team and is particularly experienced in professional negligence claims, an area in which Jennifer Miles, Daniel Murphy, and associate Richard Bacon regularly provide support. The practice, which assists trustees, employers, banks, and administrators, is able to advise these clients on issues such as enforcement proceedings initiated by regulators, construction and rectification proceedings, the consolidation of pension arrangements, and breaches of statutory duties. For cases before the Pensions Regulator, Emma King and associate Amanda Rowley are key contacts.
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